Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a very engrossing book. Portia De Rossi reveals much about herself in the process. While its obvious from the beginning that she needed to be in a different place than where most of the story takes place for herself to be even considering writing such a book, she does take us to the mindset where she was originally for her own struggle to be possible.
This is a particularly cogent tale, one that reminds us that self acceptance is perhaps the most important aspect to being well, who we are. And that taking care of ourself (or caring) is, as early Heidigger stated over and over, the very nature of being and existing.
While I appreciate the clarity with which her writing presents itself, some of her struggle and transformation do seem to be clipped. I suppose one can’t really write about it except factually, to a degree, which exemplifies the narrator’s very rational and direct mind. This is a frightening story about how the contextual baggage of seeing ones self is often all we have. This story does have a happy ending. I am glad to have read it.
